Sexual Health
54% of high school students are virgins.
– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2002). Youth risk behavior surveillance.
58% on teens surveyed recently said sexual activity for high school-age teens is not acceptable, even if precautions are taken against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
– National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2000). The Cautious Generation? Teens Tell Us About Sex, Virginity, and "The Talk". Washington, DC: Author.
82% of teens desire to have one marriage partner for life.
– Barna Research, 1998
63 percent of teens who have had sexual intercourse said they wish they had waited.
– National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2000). Not Just Another Thing to Do: Teens Talk About Sex, Regret, and the Influence of Their Parents. Washington, DC: Author.
87% of teens do not think it is embarrassing for teens to say that they are virgins.
– National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. (2000). The cautious generation? Teens tell us about sex, virginity and "the talk." Washington, DC: Author.
Behavioral Risks Associated with Virginity/Nonvirginity Males 12-16
Results: the risk for nonvirginal boys was...
- 6 times higher for ever having used alcohol
- Nearly 5 times higher for smoking marijuana
- Nearly 7 times higher for dropping out
- Nearly 4 times higher for getting arrested
Behavioral Risks Associated with Virginity/Nonvirginity Girls 12-16
Results: the risk for nonvirginal girls was...
- 6 times higher for ever having used alcohol
- More than 10 times higher for smoking marijuana
- Nearly 4 times higher for dropping out
- 9 times higher for getting arrested
- 6 times higher for having thoughts of suicide
– Donald Orr, "Premature Sexual Activity as an Indicator of Psychological Risk," Pediatrics,Vol. 87, No. 2, Feb. 1991, pp.141-7
Rape rates are highest in states which have high pornography sales and lax enforcement of pornography laws.
– "Legitimate Violence and Rape: A Test of the Cultural Spillover Theory," 1985.
62 percent of completed rapes occur by classmates or friends.
– The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. RAINNstat. RAINN Web site.
57 percent of rapes occur while out on a date.
– Curtis DG. Perspectives on Acquaintance Rape. The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS) Web site.
